The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03

| Never since the Franco-German war
has the danger of great conflict been SO
near. No statesman can form any GER
tain conclusion as to the future. even to
a few weeks. The peace of Europe at
| this moment lies solely upon the
| strength, readiness for action and the
moral trustworthiness of the German
| army.
4 GERMAN OPINION.
BERLIN. Jan. 31.-The Berlin Post
semi-officially says: General Boulanger
can only govern the situation by keep
ing up the warlike impetus he has given
it. The impression left on the minds
of all observers is that the armament
of France having been pushed forward
with feVeriSh energy Boulanger no
longer has the power to lead the people
back to the paths of peace.
LOST AT SEA.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The vessel with
which the Mapunda collided was the
British bark, Ada Melmore, which also
| went to the bottom. All told, 304 per-
| sons were drowned.
woMAN's SUFFRAGE IN EUROPE.
LONDON, Jan. 31.-Motion for second
reading woman's suffrage bill was lost
in the house of lords to-day.
MARKETS AGITATED-
LONDON. Feb. ,. 1870 p. m.-The
stock exchange markets were sensitive
and nervous and opened very fiat, but
Il better feeling set in on the rumor
that General BOulanger, the French
minister of war, had resigned. Prices
fell later on reports of lower prices on
the Berlin bourSe. They have since
become tirmer on dispatches from
Paris reporting Il steadier market
there.
Ticket Collectors
The PuahlO PraSs aX-iIantly little
love for train collectors. the new semi
conductors or assistant conductors on
the Santa Fe. The following from
last weeks issue may be of interest
to our railway readers:
The ticket collectors on the \. I. 4
:. f. railroad still keep up their repu-
tation for general cusSedness. Comical
stories are told of their mistakes. One
genius entered Il Pullman car at the
Kansas City Union depot and took up
all the berth checks from the passen-
gers. When they wished to retire the
porter asked them for their berth
checks. He was told that the con-
ductor had taken them up. That
worthy was asked for them and said
he had not seen them. After keeping
the passengers out of bed an hour or
two, search revealed the fact that
the train collector had taken up the
berth checks, punched and strung
them on the brass ring around his
neck.
y passenger on the train going east
a morning or two ago had his ticket
taken up and was left without any
thing to show for his passage to Tope-
ka. The passengers attention was
called to the matter and he proceeded
to mop the floor with the ticket col
lectOr.
Three passengers were carried by
Coolidge and put off a mile or so from
town. They walked back. carrying
their luggage.
Five or six passengers were carried
by Las Animas on the the thundeTbolt
and put off six or eight miles east of
there Two more were elected from II
train five miles east of Coolidge because
they would not pay extra fare from
station where they could not buy
tickets. The collector used very
rough language and finally ordered
the conductor and crew to bounce
them, which the crew did very much
against their wishes. The two pas
sengers were travelling men, one
named c. L. Randall of Kansas City,
the other was I'll. J. Simpson of Den
yer. Colo. Both gentlemen feel very
bitter over their treatment and declare
+hev will prosecute the company.
The most prominent railroad officials
of the country oppose this system and
say it is both unnecessary and unprof-
liable, and predict its ear
" decline. On the Penn
sylvania Central Il plan was adopted
during the centennial year when travel
was great of employing an assistant to
help the conductor, but was soon abol-
ished. No other road tried the plan
long, and, doubtless, this Will be the
case on the Santa Fe.
Another instance happened here this
morning. On the morning thunder
bolt was lady ticketed to Manitou.
The green ticket agent told her she
must get off here and change cars. BY
this stupid error she was compelled to
remain at the depot eight hours till the
Salt Lake express came in. That any
train man does not know more than to
put off passenger here when the train
goes on. is almost beyond belief.
y PASSENGER.